Bettencourt Announces Candidacy for Salem Budget Committee

By Shannon Bettencourt

A few years ago, I moved to Salem to set down roots and start a family. In that time, my husband and I have welcomed a daughter into the world and purchased a home. I have had the opportunity to enjoy this special community and appreciate the challenges that every taxpayer faces. As I look to the future, I want to ensure that Salem remains affordable and my children enjoy the same special quality of life that we have and do. This is why I hope to serve on the Budget Committee. 

I want Salem to remain one of New Hampshire’s most desirable communities and I hope the budgeting process and quality of life here can be a model that other cities and towns look to emulate.

If given the opportunity to serve, I will eagerly work with those who have a passion for Salem and also wish to make our community affordable for families and citizens while also meeting our essential needs. In approaching the town budget, I will bring the same approach that each citizen brings to his/her household budget. We must not spend more than we have and government should appreciate that there is a limit to what taxpayers can afford.

I look forward to spending the next several weeks talking with my fellow neighbors and beginning a constructive dialogue on how we can make Salem the best community it can be.

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Shannon Bettencourt lives in Salem, NH with her husband and daughter. She’s an Executive Recruiting Coordinator for Philips in Andover, MA having worked prior in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the United States Senate in Washington, DC.